Plataspidae
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| Megacopta cribraria | |
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| Family: | Plataspidae Dallas, 1851[1]
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Plataspidae (emended by some later authors as "Plataspididae", in violation of ICZN Code Article 29.5) are a family of shield bugs native to the Old World. One species, Megacopta cribraria, has recently become introduced and established in the southeastern United States, where it is a pest of soybeans.[2]
Genera
- Aphanopneuma
- Arefbea
- Bozius
- Brachyplatys
- Calacta
- Cantharodes
- Capuronia
- Catabrachyplatys
- Caternaultiella
- Ceratocoris
- Chinacoris
- Chinanops
- Codronchus
- Coptosoma
- Coptosomoides
- Cratoplatys
- Cronion
- Elapheozygum
- Emparka
- Erythrosomaspis
- Fieberisca
- Glarocoris
- Handlirschiella
- Hemitrochostoma
- Heterocrates
- Isoplatys
- Kuhlgatzia
- Libyaspis
- Livingstonisca
- Madegaschia
- Megacopta
- Merinjakia
- Montandoneus
- Montandonistella
- Neobozius
- Neocratoplatys
- Neotiarocoris
- Niamia
- Oncylaspis
- Oscula
- Paracopta
- Pelioderma
- Phyllomegacopta
- Ponsila
- Ponsilasia
- Probaenops
- Pseudoponsila
- Psocotoma
- Schizometopus
- Scleropelta
- Severiniella
- Spathocrates
- Tarichea
- Tetrisia
- Teuthocoris
- Thyreoprana
- Tiarocoris
- Tropidotylus
- Vetora
- Vigetus
References
- ^ Dallas, W.S. (1851). Gray, J.E. (ed.). List of the specimens of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 61.
- ^ Dowdy, Sharon (November 10, 2009). "Bug found in Georgia a threat to soybeans?". Southeast Farm Press. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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